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Meet MSK Chaplain Yusuf Hasan: “I get a great blessing from sitting at the bedside of the sickest of the sick and making sure to see them as human beings, not just an illness.”

… Friday, June 6, 2025 Imam Yusuf Hasan had never heard of MSK in 1991, when he was asked to visit a Muslim patient who was dying of cancer. But he knew there was a need. There were no Muslim chaplains on MSK’s Healthcare Chaplaincy team until he came along to fill that void. He’s remained at MSK supporting

MSK researchers have shown for the first time that the concentration of different types of immune cells in the blood changes in relation to the presence of different bacterial strains in the gut.

… Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Summary MSK researchers have uncovered an important finding about the relationship between the microbiota and the immune system, showing for the first time that the concentration of different types of immune cells in the blood changes in relation to the presence of different

Scott W. Lowe, PhD, Chair of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program at the Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI), Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and Chair of the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors bestowed upon scientists worldwide.

… Monday, October 21, 2019 Scott W. Lowe, PhD , Chair of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program at the Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI), Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and Chair of the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) , one

Cell biologists are finding surprising overlaps between a particular form of programmed cell death and the process of wound detection.

… Wednesday, January 1, 2020 Cell biologist Philipp Niethammer left the camera running while he went to get a cup of coffee. Aimed at tiny zebrafish bathing in a translucent dish, the camera was recording the movements of immune cells as they migrated through the fish’s tail fins toward the tip of a pipette

A new treatment option for people with acute myeloid leukemia is available, and it works in an unconventional way.

… Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Summary Acute myeloid leukemia is a rare but hard-to-treat blood cancer that primarily affects older adults. The FDA has approved a new medicine for the disease that works in a manner different from standard chemotherapies. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the

The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center sets a new benchmark for sustainability and resiliency in a healthcare facility.

… Tuesday, December 10, 2019 The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center sets a new benchmark for sustainability and resiliency in a healthcare facility. “Safety, coupled with a healthy indoor environment, is the most important assurance we can offer patients, which

Research from Sloan Kettering Institute immunologists suggests that the body may mount an immune response to respiratory viruses that lasts longer than previously thought. The discovery could impact the timing of COVID-19 vaccinations.

… Thursday, December 2, 2021 When Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) postdoctoral fellow William “Teddy” Yewdell embarked on a new research project in 2015, he didn’t know it ultimately could help in fighting a global pandemic. Dr. Yewdell studies how the immune system responds to viruses, including how to

Lisa DeAngelis, MD, Chief Physician Executive and Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Chair of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), has been named to amNY Metro and PoliticsNY’s Power Players in Healthcare list.

… Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Lisa DeAngelis, MD, Chief Physician Executive and Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Chair of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), has been named to  amNY Metro  and  PoliticsNY ’s Power Players in Healthcare list. The list acknowledges and celebrates healthcare leaders

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has named William F. Pirl, MD, MPH, as the new Chair of the Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Department. Dr. Pirl is a nationally and internationally recognized expert and leader in psycho-oncology. He is no stranger to MSK; he completed his fellowship in psycho-oncology at the institution twenty-five years ago.

… Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has named William F. Pirl, MD, MPH, as the new Chair of the  Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Department . Dr. Pirl is a nationally and internationally recognized expert and leader in psycho-oncology. He is no stranger to MSK; he completed

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center President Harold Varmus was awarded the 2008 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research on September 24 in Toronto.

… Monday, December 1, 2008 Summary Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center President Harold Varmus was awarded the 2008 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research on September 24 in Toronto. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center President Harold Varmus was awarded the 2008 Henry G. Friesen